FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINTS

Flourless Peanut Butter Thumbprints image

I had been searching for a dessert to make for my brother's girlfriend (who is gluten intolerant), and I came across a naturally gluten-free dessert-a flourless peanut butter cookie. After tweaking the recipe a bit and adding Nutella and a sprinkling of sea salt, I finally found the perfect cookie for her. -Dana Hinck, Pensacola, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield about 8 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup Nutella
Coarse sea salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake until edges are firm, 7-9 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Press an indentation in center of each cookie with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Fill each with 1/2 teaspoon Nutella; sprinkle with salt. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 66 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 26mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.